Match-box container



F. B. RINKER.

MATCH BOX CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC, 17, I919.

' Patented Dc. 21, 1920.

F1 /34 M QQ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

rnam: 1a. mjnxnn. or DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

I MATCH-BOX CONTAINER. 7

V Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dem 1920.

Application filed December 17; 1919. Serial No 345,471.

T 0 all whom it may 001i ce'm:

Be it known that I, FRANK B. RIN ER, a citizen of the United States,residin at Detroit, county of lVayne, State of Michigan, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Match-Box Containers, and declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same, reference from which the container is formed.

an enlarged flanged compartment at one side thereof.

This container is formed so as to comprise two compartments, the largercompartment 6 adapted to receive a match box, and retain the same inposition therein, one end of the said compartment being open, the otherpartially closed by having ears 0,

c 0 which are formed integral with the metal blank a, folded over so asto partially seal the end of said container.

The outer side walls of the container, at the marginal edge of the matchbox proper, are slightly crimped in as at d so as to retain said box inplace, the continuation of said walls flaring outwardly as at 6, Fig. 1,so as to form a compartment adapted to retain a longitudinally movabledrawer f intended to serve as an ash tray. By virtue of the flaringsides of the drawer f and the coiiperating, abutting, flaring walls 6 ofthe compartment, the .drawer adapted for moycmentlongitudinally withinsaid come partment in its superimposed relationship over the match box.i

The drawer f is formed with a supporting end standard 9, the downwardextremity of which is bent inwardly so as to grip .ghe dlrawer of, thematchbox, as shown in It; will be observed that the end closure formedby the ears 0, 0 and 0 seals only a portion of "this end of thecontainer. It is, therefore, possible to slide the match box drawer fromwithin the outer covering of the match box endwise of the container,this movement carrying with it the drawer f, because of thedownwardlyprojecting end portion g.

The upper face of the compartment 6 adapted to receive the drawer, isbeveled so as to support a cigarette in the manner shown in Fig. 1. Thisface is likewise perforated as at it so as to admit the end of a cigarwhich can be clipped by a knife '5 disposed horizontally of the drawer,adjacent the inner surface of the beveled surface of the compartment,and which normally closes perforation h in said compartment.

Opposite the drawer compartment the edges of the metal blank a as itinfolds the match box are spaced apart so as to expose the abrasivesides of the box as at What I claim is:

1. In a match box container comprising two compartments, one compartmentadapted to receive a match box, the other compartment adapted to receivea drawer, an-

partment adapted to receive a drawer, saiddrawer compartment providedwith a concave side adjacent the open side of the drawer, a draweradapted to be received in said drawer compartment.

3. A match box container comprising two compartments, one compartmentadapted to receive a match box, the other compartment adapted toreceiveadrawer fitted for slidtwo compartments, one compartment adapted toreceive a match box, the other compartment adapted to receive a drawerfitted for longitudinal movement therein, said drawer compartmentprovided with a perforation, a drawer adaptedto be received in saidcompartment, a horizontal cutting knife across the open face of saiddrawer adapted to normally close said perforation in the face of saiddrawer compartment and to abut the inner surface of said drawer.compartment face.

5. In a match boa container comprising i two compartments, onecompartment adapted to receive a match box, the other compartmentadapted to receive a drawer fitted for slidable movement therein, theouter walls of said drawer compartment flaring outwardly from acrimped-in ledge at the marginal edge of said match box compartment, adrawer adapted for slidable movement in said drawer compartment, asupporting standard carried'by one end of said" drawer adaptedto supportthesame when the drawer is partly withdrawn, a cutting knife carriedbysaid drawer, said drawer compartment provided with a concave face, anopening in said concave face adapted to receive the end of a cigar. u e

In testimony whereof Isign this specification.

0 FRANK B. RINKER.

